Duterte’s disciples? EDSA Shrine flags hundreds of new churchgoers
They wore white, lingered for hours, and even attended Mass twice. But during Mass, a number of them didn’t know when to kneel or sit or stand. And, when asked why they went to this Catholic shrine...
View ArticleMiko Calo joins forces with top Filipino chefs for AVEC Series in Makati
MANILA, Philippines – Renowned Filipino chef Miko Calo is teaming up with fellow top-rank chefs for a series of one-night-only dining collaborations! The former executive chef of Metronome has an...
View ArticlePSA investigates nearly 50,000 birth certificates for possible fraud
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), during the Senate’s final hearing on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), said it was looking into around 50,000 certificates...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Miguel and Maria Marikina
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In this episode, Kitchen 143 host Michelle Aventajado of Momma ‘N Manila visits...
View ArticleRice tariff cut only benefitted importers not consumers – DA officials
MANILA, Philippines – Importers, instead of the Filipino consumers, are benefitting from the government’s policy of cutting tariffs of imported rice from 35% to 15%, a high-ranking official from the...
View ArticleGAME SCHEDULE: NCAA Season 100 finals
MANILA, Philippines – Something’s got to give as Mapua and St. Benilde look to end their decades-long title droughts in the NCAA. The Cardinals and the Blazers face off in the NCAA finals for the...
View ArticleNBI subpoenas Sara Duterte over threats vs Marcos | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in he Philippines and around the world: NBI serves subpoena to Sara Duterte over threats vs Marcos The National Bureau of Investigation serves a subpoena...
View ArticleMore athletics, aquatics records broken on Day 3 of Batang Pinoy
PALAWAN, Philippines – Franklin Catera of Iloilo Province replicated his champion feat en route to the gold medal of the boys’ 18-under high jump event in the 2024 Batang Pinoy at the Ramon V. Mitra...
View ArticleHouse begins probe into unsolved killings of local officials in Pampanga
MANILA, Philippines – The House public order and safety committee initiated an investigation into the unresolved killings of at least six local public officials in the 3rd District of Pampanga on...
View ArticleVatican to consider classifying ‘spiritual abuse’ as new Catholic crime
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify “spiritual abuse” as a new crime in order to address cases where priests use purported mystical...
View ArticleWATCH: Mary Jane Veloso’s family, friends hold vigil for her safe homecoming
MANILA, Philippines – It’s been over a week since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina who has been on Indonesia’s death row for over a decade, will be coming home...
View ArticleGutsy Adamson earns Final Four return as UE bombs out with shocking 6-game...
MANILA, Philippines – Against all odds, the Adamson Soaring Falcons recovered from a 3-7 record in UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball to book a Final Four return, ousting the UE Red Warriors with a 68-55...
View ArticleNo Terrence Romeo, Vic Manuel yet as Terrafirma absorbs blowout loss
MANILA, Philippines – A young team like Terrafirma is in desperate need of battle-hardened players like Terrence Romeo and Vic Manuel. And the Dyip need their two newest additions as soon as possible...
View ArticleSara Duterte cries foul as anti-terror law is turned against her
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte is now caught in a twist of irony. The very law her father’s administration championed — the anti-terrorism law — is now being used against her....
View Article‘We are one with you’: Filipinos mark Red Wednesday for persecuted Christians
MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of Catholics wore red and lit up their churches in the color of martyrs on Wednesday, November 27, in an annual remembrance of persecuted Christians around the world....
View ArticleAdamson leans into slow-starting style, rides strong second round to Final...
MANILA, Philippines – The Adamson Soaring Falcons were all but out the door midway through the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament. Sporting a dismal 3-7 record, the proud program’s Final Four...
View ArticleNo expectations of a swift deal for Gaza after Lebanon ceasefire
JERUSALEM, Israel/CAIRO, Egypt – Following a deal to end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, attention has swung back to the battered Gaza Strip, but any hopes of a...
View ArticlePolice file criminal complaint vs Sara Duterte, security staff | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Sara Duterte, OVP security face criminal complaint over hospital transfer incident Quezon City police file...
View ArticleFamiliar faces aplenty as Hong Kong Eastern announces PBA entry with Phoenix...
MANILA, Philippines – Guest team Hong Kong Eastern announced its arrival in the PBA with a bang. Eastern aced its first test in the Commissioner’s Cup after a 102-87 win over Phoenix at the PhilSports...
View ArticlePope’s weekly audiences to be translated into Mandarin from December
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said on Wednesday, November 27, that his teachings at his weekly general audience at the Vatican would also be translated into Mandarin starting from next week. At the...
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